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Montreal offers more than 32 miles of underground shopping. Megacities such as New York City, London, and Paris have huge underground transit systems. We know what it is like to shop and travel underground but have you wondered what it would be like to live in a subterranean world. To find out, there is only one place you can go, Cappadocia in Turkey.

There are several multi-storey subterranean cities in Cappadocia. Twelve of them are open to public. These hand-carved cities date back to the early Christians who built their cities for protection, first from Roman soldiers and later from Arab tribes. These subterranean cities have a very efficient natural ventilation system, a city defense system, inter-floor communication system, rooms, hallways, kitchens and even chapels.

How many people lived in such cities? One of the cities, Kaymakli, was inhabited by around 15000 people who could stay underground for month if needed. 15000 might seem like a small population when compared to our cities today but two millenniums ago 15000 was the population of a mid-sized above-ground city.

Sections of the subterranean world have been converted into luxury hotels. You can now visit subterranean churches, see underground museums, get a glimpse of Cappadocian life 2000 years ago and you can sleep and dine underground as well.

Cappadocia is an amazing place both above and below the ground. Be sure to ride a hot air balloon for a spectacular panoramic view of the landscape.

Delicious food with a spectacular view in an unforgettable destination! What else can a tourist wish for? Perhaps good photographs. Cave photography is tricky.